Professional Judging Course

Level 2 – Professional Judging Course

About this Course

The Level 2 Professional Judging Course is the next level of judging achievement and is a professional judging accreditation.

Completing the highest-level Judging course gives the participant access to 2 levels of judging accreditation based around logged hours of experience under the mentorship of qualified State and National Head Judges.

This course focuses on increasing the professional knowledge of the course participants to be able to work in a State and National level competition environment with a complete knowledge of all rules and regulations. Inter-active modules enhance the course participants learning outcomes and will cover all aspects of professional judging and Head judging.

Course Structure

The L2 Professional Judging Course consists of online learning modules with knowledge checks and interactive exercises.

Further to the completion of this course the course participant is required to complete hours of practical judging at State, National or International events.

Course Requisities

Course participants can hold a current Foundation Judge accreditation, but this is not mandatory. Hours of experience can be logged prior to course completion.

You will be required to complete:

  • The online theory modules and course.
  • Complete and upload three supplementary credentials. (See below)

Accreditation Requirements

To achieve full active accreditation as a Progression or Elite Judge, you will need to upload the following documents/credentials in your personal Surfing Australia’s Learning centre/ membership portal:

  • Surfing Australia L2 Professional Judging course certificate.The LMS will auto upload your certificate on completion of course to “Your Learning Centre” on your membership portal.
  • Provide 20 hours of logged judging experience at State, National or International events for Progression judge accreditation and a further 80 hours for an Elite judge accreditation.
  • Current Working with Children Check
  • Current state association membership

How to Enrol

  • Login or create a personal account in Surfing Australia’s membership portal.
  • Click on Events & Courses
  • Click on Training & Courses
  • Click on The Level 2 Professional Judging Course